Book Description
After being left by his wife at the age of 28, John Holiday comes into an even more hazardous relationship with a police officer named Olivia. When he can take no more of the ups and downs in the relationship he remembers his days of traveling the US before he was married. John looks for female pen pals with whom he can befriend in countries he wishes to travel. He sends out one generic letter to many different women and makes a few friends, however he never expects to fall in love with one of his pen pals. He becomes obsessed with Ling, a Filipina from a dangerous area of the Southern Philippines. He must see her but learns that it is too dangerous for Americans to travel to her city due to Muslim extremist in the region. He overcomes his fears and disregards warnings from the Department of State to avoid travel in her area. He encounters a culture and a survival he never knew existed.
